The week in travel: June 24-29, 2013

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of its latest luxury hotel
venture, the Fairmont Baku in Azerbaijan, the largest country set in the
region between Western Asia and Eastern Europe. The Fairmont Baku sits
within the Flame Towers, the country's tallest building complex made of
three giant columns set on the highest part of the city of Baku. The
36-floor hotel features picturesque views over Baku and the Caspian Sea.